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It Was Ancient To The Ancients, Too | Ask DS
Episode 2249
Stoicism was ancient to the ancients too. It’d been old for a long time.
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What are the Stoics teachings about “know thyself”? What are the mai…1 year, 6 months ago
It’ll Keep You Waiting
Episode 2248
Wisdom tells us that things are as they always have been…and always will be. So don’t take it all so personally.
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1 year, 6 months ago
Richard Dawkins’ Perspective on Faith, Philosophy, and the Layers of Human Existence
Episode 2240
Commonly known as the most famous atheist in the world, Richard Dawkins is a British evolutionary biologist, zoologist, and author of The Selfish Gen…
1 year, 6 months ago
You Must Go Toward The Oxygen | 10 Stoic Stories That Will Leave You Speechless
Episode 2246
When we say Amor Fati, when we say The Obstacle is the Way, we’re not talking about just sitting there, being provided with fuel. We’re talking about…
1 year, 6 months ago
Come Back To This Later
Episode 2245
Take your much deserved break today. We are human beings after all, not human doings. So go out and live today. Rest from your labor. Come back bette…
1 year, 6 months ago
Marcus Aurelius' Letters to Fronto
Episode 2236
Get an inside look at the relationship between Marcus Aurelius and his rhetoric teacher, Fronto, through this narration of their letters. Fronto was …
1 year, 7 months ago
The New Age of Media Manipulation | Renée DiResta
Episode 2235
How information (and misinformation) spreads online continues to change with the media landscape. Renée DiResta and Ryan continue their conversation …
1 year, 7 months ago
You Meet Them Where They Are | When You Feel Lazy
Episode 2242
Don't forge ahead hoping that someone will come along and relieve you of this task you don't want to do. Don't be the person who says yes with their …
1 year, 7 months ago
This Isn’t How You’ll Be Measured | Ask DS
Episode 2241
We know that ultimately lives are not measured by superficial or materialistic things…yet we spend so much of our lives focused solely on that.
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1 year, 7 months ago
It’s Tragic But Helpful
Episode 2239
The Stoics were not so insensitive as to believe that it was good that someone died. That’s not what they meant by “opportunity”—what they meant was …
1 year, 7 months ago